Mrs. Worrall Character Analysis in Anita and Me

Meena’s family’s direct neighbor is kind, generous, and shows a strong interest in Meena’s happiness. Meena is soon impressed by Mrs. Worrall’s strength and endurance, as the older woman takes care of a severely sick husband without the help of any of her children, who have not come to visit her in years—a fact that makes Mrs. Worrall emblematic of the dysfunctional English families that Meena’s mother criticizes. Mrs. Worrall is the only villager who becomes close enough to Meena’s family to be invited to their farewell party when they prepare to leave Tollington.

Mrs. Worrall Quotes in Anita and Me

The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Worrall or refer to Mrs. Worrall. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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‘I will never understand this about the English, all this puffing up about being civilised with their cucumber sandwiches and cradle of democracy big talk, and then they turn round and kick their elders in the backside, all this It’s My Life, I Want My Space stupidness, You Can’t Tell Me What To Do cheekiness, I Have To Go To Bingo selfishness and You Kids Eat Crisps Instead Of Hot Food nonsense. What is this My Life business, anyway? We all have obligations, no one is born on their own, are they?’

Related Characters: Mrs. Kumar (“Mama”) (speaker), Mrs. Worrall

Page Number and Citation: 58-59

Explanation and Analysis:

Mrs. Worrall Quotes in Anita and Me

The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Worrall or refer to Mrs. Worrall. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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‘I will never understand this about the English, all this puffing up about being civilised with their cucumber sandwiches and cradle of democracy big talk, and then they turn round and kick their elders in the backside, all this It’s My Life, I Want My Space stupidness, You Can’t Tell Me What To Do cheekiness, I Have To Go To Bingo selfishness and You Kids Eat Crisps Instead Of Hot Food nonsense. What is this My Life business, anyway? We all have obligations, no one is born on their own, are they?’

Related Characters: Mrs. Kumar (“Mama”) (speaker), Mrs. Worrall

Page Number and Citation: 58-59

Explanation and Analysis:

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Mrs. Worrall Character Analysis

Mrs. Worrall Quotes in Anita and Me

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